Are Women Bad Drivers? (member, youtube, 2008)

Freebase Dali · 03-03-2010, 03:04 PM

Statistically, women get in less accidents than men. I don't know if this is because, on average, men typically do a lot more driving and for longer periods of time... but all I know is that every time I pass a car going ridiculously slow on the highway and swerving all over, going off the road, or nearly hitting someone; it's a woman driving and she's on a cell phone, about 95 percent of the time.
To me, bad driving isn't just limited to whether you get in a car accident or not. Driving habits are a part of driving and just because bad driving habits haven't contributed to a violation or accident yet, doesn't mean you're a great driver. It just means you haven't had the chance to contribute to the statistics yet.

With that in mind, people constantly on their cell phone or doing makeup or other distracting things behind the wheel, regardless of gender, are bad drivers. I just usually see more women doing those things than men.

It's surprising that the statistics don't reflect that. Again, I wonder if it has something to do with the difference in amount of driving per gender.

mr dave · 03-03-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Statistically, women get in less accidents than men. I don't know if this is because, on average, men typically do a lot more driving and for longer periods of time...

i always thought it was an issue with aggression vs. safety. guys are generally more aggressive and competitive, and in some cases raised to see their car as an extension of their dingdongs. in turn more aggressive driving and accidents.

women try to be too safe and end up causing lots of potential accidents due to overcompensating. like the old ladies who drive no more than 70 on the highway (limit is 110) because they think they're being safer by moving significantly slower than the flow of traffic around them.

age definitely seems like big factor to me.

wow Tore's video is ridiculous hahaha wasn't expecting the recoil at the end

t3hplatyz0rz · 03-05-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i always thought it was an issue with aggression vs. safety. guys are generally more aggressive and competitive, and in some cases raised to see their car as an extension of their dingdongs.

This is EXACTLY what I think when I'm getting into a car. I'm getting into a giant penis.
:P

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Statistically, women get in less accidents than men. I don't know if this is because, on average, men typically do a lot more driving and for longer periods of time... but all I know is that every time I pass a car going ridiculously slow on the highway and swerving all over, going off the road, or nearly hitting someone; it's a woman driving and she's on a cell phone, about 95 percent of the time. To me, bad driving isn't just limited to whether you get in a car accident or not. Driving habits are a part of driving and just because bad driving habits haven't contributed to a violation or accident yet, doesn't mean you're a great driver. It just means you haven't had the chance to contribute to the statistics yet. With that in mind, people constantly on their cell phone or doing makeup or other distracting things behind the wheel, regardless of gender, are bad drivers. I just usually see more women doing those things than men. It's surprising that the statistics don't reflect that. Again, I wonder if it has something to do with the difference in amount of driving per gender.